Where does “condensation” come from?

Condensation comes from Latin condensatio, derived from the Latin suffix -tio (forming nouns from verbs) combined with Latin con- and cum, meaning "together."

condensation (English): The act or process of condensing or of being...

Definitions

The act or process of condensing or of being...

Ancestry of “condensation”, step by step

condensation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English condense

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	condense	To concentrate toward the essence by making more...
2	Middle French	condenser	—
3	Latin	condēnsō	to make very dense, press close together, condense
4	Latin	cōn-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
6	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
7	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
8	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
9	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10	Middle English	kyt	—
11	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12	Old High German	kuti	—
13	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
14	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
15	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
16	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Latin condensatio

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	condensatio	condensation; compression
2	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
3	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
5	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
6	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7	Latin	calceus	shoe
8	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
9	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “condensation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →